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News brief: Mason Farm Road to be closed

Posted on December 12, 2008December 12, 2008 by Staff

Mason Farm Road will be closed to traffic from Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. through Dec. 21. UNC plans to install an electric duct bank on Mason Farm Road near the intersection with South Columbia Street. While the road is closed, normal access to the Ambulatory Care Center will be blocked. Traffic from South Columbia…

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School board elects chair

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education elected board member Lisa Stuckey as board chair for 2009. Stuckey replaces Pam Hemminger, who resigned from the board after she was elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Mike Kelley was elected vice chair of the board.

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News brief: OWASA road closures

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Staff

OWASA began water main work on Tuesday that will affect traffic on part of North Columbia Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Street for two to three weeks. Crews will work from 9 a.m. till about 4 p.m. on weekdays. During those work hours, OWASA will close some travel lanes on North Columbia…

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County looks to White Cross for waste transfer station

Posted on December 11, 2008December 12, 2008 by Staff

Update: On Thursday night, the board of commissioners approved the recommended site for the waste transfer station. They also agreed to consider using the OWASA site in conjunction with it. By Kirk Ross Staff Writer White Cross — With varying degrees of reluctance among them, Orange County commissioners are prepared to make a decision tonight…

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Chapel Hill steps up pedestrian safety efforts

Posted on December 11, 2008December 11, 2008 by Staff

by Rich Fowler Staff Writer Improving safety at bus stops and better training procedures are among the efforts reviewed Monday night by the Chapel Hill Town Council at its meeting at Town Hall. The council heard reports from Chapel Hill Transit director Steve Spade and town traffic engineer Kumar Neppali on steps being made to…

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Manager recommends waste transfer site on 54

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Staff

Orange County Manager Laura Blackmon has named a 147 acre parcel .7 miles west of Orange Grove Road on N.C. 54 as the preferred site for the county’s waste transfer station. In memos to the board of county commissioners, Blackmon and the county’s solid waste department staff cited the site’s high score according the county’s…

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Few bright spots in local unemployment picture

Posted on December 5, 2008December 5, 2008 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer When the state released October’s unemployment figures just before Thanksgiving, there was little to give thanks for (see chart at the end of this story). The number of out-of-work North Carolinians inched closer to 7 percent and local figures were essentially unchanged. Unemployment rolls in Orange and Chatham counties…

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Breakdown: The will to find a better way

Posted on December 5, 2008December 15, 2011 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Nicholas Stratas refers to mental illness as a “fragmenting” problem. Stratas, a Raleigh-based psychiatrist and former state deputy commissioner of mental health, explains that as we become adults, individuation takes place – boundaries develop, thoughts, feelings and actions are forged – and we go through a process of internal integration….

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Aldermen support same-sex marriage

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 on Tuesday to support civil marriage for same-sex couples. Board member Jackie Gist proposed a resolution of the board’s support of civil marriage for same-sex couples earlier this month in response to California’s Proposition 8 and other measures approved by voters in several…

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Human Rights events

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities will celebrate human rights throughout the week to honor the 60-year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was presented to the United Nations on Dec. 9, 1948 and signed by member nations the next day. The weekend kicks off with a day-long series of presentations and…

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News brief: Atwater pleads not guilty

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Staff

Demario James Atwater pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal carjacking and firearms charges in the slaying of UNC Student Body President Eve Carson. Atwater, 22, is one of two suspects charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Carson.

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News brief: Rabid cow

Posted on December 3, 2008December 3, 2008 by Staff

A cow from a Hillsborough cattle farm tested positive for rabies Nov. 17 at the State Laboratory of Public Health.

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News brief: Foushee elected county chair

Posted on December 3, 2008December 3, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners elected Valerie Foushee as chair of the board for 2009. Foushee has served on the board since 2004 and served as vice chair for 2008. The board elected Mike Nelson as vice chair for 2009.

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Human Rights Week to recall declaration’s 60th

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities will celebrate human rights throughout the week to honor the 60-year anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was presented to the United Nations on Dec. 9, 1948 and signed by member nations on Dec. 10.

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Board continues hearing on Colleton Crossing

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen continued two public hearings at a meeting on Tuesday. The board continued a public hearing on a conditional use permit request for the Colleton Crossing Architecturally Integrated Subdivision until Jan. 27. In addition, the board continued a public hearing on amending the town’s land use ordinance relating to water quality…

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